How VT Workers Get Mental Damage Covered after Physical Work Injuries

No one shows up for work expecting to be seriously injured. So when a Vermont workplace accident occurs, it can leave a worker reeling, especially if serious physical injuries are involved. Sometimes, mental injuries can occur as a result of the physical pain, suffering, stress, and anxiety of sustaining a physical injury.

If mental injuries have accompanied your physical injuries after a work accident, you should seek medical help as well as legal counsel. Talk to a skilled Vermont workers' compensation attorney as soon as possible.

Will workers' compensation cover mental injuries if they are preventing you from returning to work?

In order for Vermont workers' compensation to cover mental injuries, a doctor must be able to see a relation between your physical and mental conditions. If a doctor has medical evidence to prove that your physical injury resulted in mental stress, then your injuries should be covered by workers' compensation.

It is important to note that a doctor has to agree that your physical injury caused your mental problems. In fact, a doctor may be required to provide a medical report or testify in front of a judge that your physical work accident and injury led to your mental issue. Your psychologist or therapist also may have to provide this information and conduct a mental evaluation and assessment to explain how your work performance would be affected by your mental injuries.

A judge may want to know how your mental injury affects your ability to:

  • Use sound judgment;

  • Concentrate;

  • Interact with others;

  • Follow rules;

  • Deal with stress;

  • Perform work duties and functions.

If a Vermont work injury was the substantial contributing factor for your mental disability, then your mental injuries may be compensated.

It is critical to contact a qualified Vermont work accident attorney to find out your workers' compensation rights or to pursue a legal claim against your employer. Call the Law Office of Charles Powell at 877-295-7773 today if you have suffered mental injuries after a serious workplace accident in Vermont. We will provide you with a free, no-obligation legal consultation at your convenience. We have helped injured workers across many different industries receive compensation for physical and mental disabilities after being injured while on the job.




Charles L. Powell represents injured workers throughout Vermont and is available to speak with injured workers in all Vermont counties and towns including:
Windsor County - Andover, Baltimore, Barnard, Bethel, Bridgewater, Cavendish, Chester, Chester Depot, Hartford, White River Junction, Wilder, Hartland, Ludlow, Ludlow Village, Norwich, Plymouth, Pomfret, Reading, Rochester, Royalton, Sharon, Springfield, Stockbridge, Weathersfield, Perkinsville, West Windsor, Weston, Windsor, Woodstock and Woodstock Village
Windham County - Athens, Brattleboro, West Brattleboro, Brookline, Dover, Dummerston, Grafton, Guilford, Algiers, Halifax, Jamaica, Londonderry, Marlboro, Newfane, Newfane Village, Putney, Rockingham, Bellows Falls, Saxtons River, Somerset, Stratton, Townshend, Harmonyville, West Townshend, Vernon, Wardsboro, Westminster, North Westminster, Whitingham, Jacksonville, Wilmington, Windham and South Windham
Orange County - Bradford, Braintree, Brookfield, Chelsea, Corinth, Fairlee, Newbury, Orange, Randolph, Strafford, Thetford, Topsham, Tunbridge, Vershire, Washington, West Fairlee and Williamstown
Washington County - Barre, Websterville, Berlin, Cabot, Cabot Village, Calais, Duxbury, East Montpelier, Fayston, Marshfield, Marshfield Village, Middlesex, Montpelier, Moretown, Northfield, Northfield Village, Plainfield, Roxbury, Waitsfield, Warren, Waterbury, Waterbury Village, Woodbury and Worcester
Caledonia County - Barnet, Burke, West Burke, Danville, Groton, Hardwick, East Hardwick, Mackville, Kirby, Lyndon, Lyndonville, Lyndon Center, East Lyndon, Newark, Peacham, Ryegate, South Ryegate, East Ryegate, Center Ryegate, Sheffield, St. Johnsbury, St. Johnsbury Center, Stannard, Sutton, Walden, Waterford and Wheelock
Chittenden County - Bolton, Burlington, Charlotte, Colchester, Essex, Essex Junction, Hinesburg, Huntington, Jericho, Milton, Richmond, Shelburne, South Burlington, St. George, Underhill, Westford, Williston and Winooski.


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